AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
24.4Rasterization37
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based49.6
92.6Efficiencyspec-based90.5
27.9Compute54.7
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB wins this graphics card face-off, 52.7 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+27) and rasterization (+13). AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- 21% lower TDP: 130 W vs 165 W
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 55 vs 28
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
- 209% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 1,408
- 171% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 13,288 vs 4,904
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 130 W+21% | 165 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 4,352+209% |
| RT cores | — | 34 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 136 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | 2,310 MHz+35% |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,540 MHz+38% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 288 GB/s+29% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 13,288+171%Top 45% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 22,554+149%Top 31% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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